Question

carefully read the label and then use the information from the label to answer the question. if 1 cup of milk provides 1 gram of fiber and 4% of the recommended daily fiber intake, how many cups of milk are needed to make 17% of the dietary fiber? click the icon to see the label. cups of the soy milk provide 17% of dietary fiber. (type a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.)

Explanation:

Step1: Set up a proportion

Let $x$ be the number of cups of milk. We know that 1 cup gives 4% of fiber, and we want to find $x$ for 17% of fiber. The proportion is $\frac{1}{4\%}=\frac{x}{17\%}$.

Step2: Solve the proportion

Cross - multiply: $4\% \times x=1\times17\%$. Then $x = \frac{17\%}{4\%}=\frac{17}{4}= 4\frac{1}{4}$.

Answer:

$4\frac{1}{4}$